2018–19_Celtic_F.C._season

2018–19 Celtic F.C. season

2018–19 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C. 2018–19 football season

The 2018–19 season was Celtic's 125th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented treble treble.[1]

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Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic preceded the 2018–19 campaign with a pre-season tour of Austria, with matches against SK Vorwärts Steyr, Bohemians 1905, Blau-Weiß Linz and Sparta Prague.[2] They also faced Shamrock Rovers[3] and Standard Liège.[4]

27 June 2018 Friendly SK Vorwärts Steyr Austria 0 – 1 Scotland Celtic Steyr, Austria
Celtic Report Forrest 72' Stadium: Vorwärts Stadium
Attendance: 2,000[5]
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
30 June 2018 Friendly Celtic Scotland 0 – 1 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 Wels, Austria
Celtic Report Mašek 35' Stadium: Huber Arena
3 July 2018 Friendly Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Austria Blau-Weiß Linz Rohrbach, Austria
Johnston 33'
Sinclair 65'		 Celtic Report Fröschl 82' Stadium: Stallinger Financial Planning Arena[lower-alpha 1]
3 July 2018 Friendly Celtic Scotland 1 – 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Rohrbach, Austria
Dembélé 20' Celtic Report Stadium: Stallinger Financial Planning Arena
7 July 2018 Friendly Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 0 – 7 Scotland Celtic Tallaght, Ireland
Celtic Report Dembélé 6'
Édouard 26', 44'
McGregor 34', 57'
Sinclair 71'
Morgan 74'		 Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
14 July 2018 Friendly Celtic Scotland 4 – 1 Belgium Standard Liège Glasgow
Édouard 14'
Dembélé 21'
McGregor 41'
Johnston 62'		 Celtic Report Čop 72' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Premiership

The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 15 June 2018.[6] Celtic began their title defence against newly promoted Livingston at Celtic Park.

4 August 2018 Celtic 3 – 1 Livingston Glasgow
Rogic 8'
Édouard 26'
Ntcham 50' (pen.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Robinson 90+3' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,778
Referee: Nick Walsh
11 August 2018 Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
Lafferty 56' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 19,113
Referee: John Beaton
26 August 2018 Celtic 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
Boyata 63' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,044
Referee: Don Robertson
2 September 2018 Celtic 1 – 0 Rangers Glasgow
Ntcham 62' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,865
Referee: Willie Collum
14 September 2018 St Mirren 0 – 0 Celtic Paisley
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Andrew Dallas
23 September 2018 Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Celtic Kilmarnock
Burke 64'
Findlay 90+3'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 34' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 10,988
Referee: Craig Thomson
29 September 2018 Celtic 1 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
Sinclair 63' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,143
Referee: Bobby Madden
7 October 2018 St Johnstone 0 – 6 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Forrest 15', 30', 38', 45'
Édouard 22'
McGregor 84'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,993
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 October 2018 Celtic 4 – 2 Hibernian Glasgow
Rogic 8'
Ntcham 19'
Édouard 70', 88'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Kamberi 63'
Boyle 73'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,452
Referee: Don Robertson
31 October 2018 Dundee 0 – 5 Celtic Dundee
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rogic 20'
Sinclair 33' (pen.)
Forrest 38'
Édouard 45+2'
Christie 48'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,960
Referee: Alan Muir
3 November 2018 Celtic 5 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
Édouard 18', 39'
Benković 26'
Forrest 65'
Christie 89' (pen.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,831
Referee: John Beaton
11 November 2018 Livingston 0 – 0 Celtic Livingston
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 9,016
Referee: Kevin Clancy
24 November 2018 Hamilton Academical 0 – 3 Celtic Hamilton
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Christie 13'
Martin 68' (o.g.)
Griffiths 82'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: Don Robertson
5 December 2018 Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Motherwell
Johnson 88' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Christie 13' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,433
Referee: Kevin Clancy
8 December 2018 Celtic 5 – 1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
Forrest 5', 67'
Édouard 25'
Lustig 35'
Christie 45+1'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Brophy 52' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,457
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 December 2018 Hibernian 2 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
Slivka 1'
Kamberi 59'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,142
Referee: Don Robertson
19 December 2018 Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
Ralston 28'
Sinclair 32' (pen.)
Johnston 45'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,703
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 December 2018 Celtic 3 – 0 Dundee Glasgow
Johnston 43', 50'
Benković 69'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,234
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 December 2018 Aberdeen 3 – 4 Celtic Aberdeen
May 24' (pen.)
Cosgrove 83' (pen.)
Ferguson 90'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Sinclair 6', 76', 88'
Édouard 86'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,027
Referee: Willie Collum
29 December 2018 Rangers 1 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
Jack 30' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,863
Referee: John Beaton
23 January 2019 Celtic 4 – 0 St Mirren Glasgow
Burke 11', 55'
Sinclair 18' (pen.)
Weah 86'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,821
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 January 2019 Celtic 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
McGregor 40'
Christie 77'
Sinclair 87'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,264
Referee: Alan Muir
30 January 2019 Celtic 2 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
McGregor 53'
Christie 55'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,563
Referee: Greg Aitken
3 February 2019 St Johnstone 0 – 2 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Forrest 78'
Weah 89'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,242
Referee: Willie Collum
6 February 2019 Celtic 2 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
Christie 24'
Burke 63'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,730
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 February 2019 Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Celtic Kilmarnock
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Brown 90' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 11,916
Referee: Bobby Madden
24 February 2019 Celtic 4 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
Sinclair 31'
Édouard 37', 88'
Burke 90+1'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Ariyibi 51' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,604
Referee: Kevin Clancy
27 February 2019 Heart of Midlothian 1 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh
Bozanic 56' (pen.) BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Forrest 36'
Édouard 90+2'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,258
Referee: Steven McLean
9 March 2019 Celtic 0 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,123
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 March 2019 Dundee 0 – 1 Celtic Dundee
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Édouard 90+6' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,608
Referee: Bobby Madden
31 March 2019 Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
Édouard 27'
Forrest 86'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Kent 63' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,773
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2019 St Mirren 0 – 2 Celtic Paisley
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Weah 15'
Christie 85'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,597
Referee: Don Robertson
6 April 2019 Celtic 0 – 0 Livingston Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,850
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 April 2019 Hibernian 0 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,472
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 April 2019 Celtic 1 – 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
Šimunović 68' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,851
Referee: Willie Collum
4 May 2019 Aberdeen 0 – 3 Celtic Aberdeen
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Lustig 40'
Šimunović 53'
Édouard 88'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,189
Referee: John Beaton
12 May 2019 Rangers 2 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
Tavernier 2'
Arfield 63'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,844
Referee: Kevin Clancy
19 May 2019 Celtic 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
Johnston 2', 84' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Mulraney 18' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,696
Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup

On 29 July, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the second round of the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup.[7] The League Cup holders progressed to the quarter-finals with a 3–1 victory over their city rivals. On 19 August, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals.[8] The Bhoys' trophy defence continued courtesy of a late Leigh Griffiths strike in Perth. On 26 September, Celtic were drawn to face Heart of Midlothian in the semi-finals.[9] Goals from Scott Sinclair, James Forrest and Ryan Christie secured Celtic's place in the final, a third consecutive League Cup final and fifth consecutive domestic cup final in Brendan Rodgers' reign. On 2 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the third consecutive season, defeating Aberdeen 1–0 in the final.

18 August 2018 Second round Partick Thistle 1–3 Celtic Glasgow
Mbuyi-Mutombo 73' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 18'
Dembélé 78'
Rogic 80'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 6,350
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 September 2018 Quarter-finals St Johnstone 0–1 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 83' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,635
Referee: John Beaton
28 October 2018 Semi-finals Heart of Midlothian 0–3 Celtic Edinburgh
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Sinclair 53' (pen.)
Forrest 66'
Christie 72'		 Stadium: Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 61,161
Referee: Willie Collum
2 December 2018 Final Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
Christie 45+5' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,936
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup

On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Airdrieonians at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup.[10] A Scott Sinclair double and a debut goal for Timothy Weah secured a 3–0 win.[11] On 20 January 2019, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone in the fifth round.[12] Scott Sinclair's hat-trick was coupled by Scott Brown's first goal in two years, and a James Forrest strike, which sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals.[13] On 11 February, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian at Easter Road in the quarter-finals.[14] Goals from James Forrest and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals.[15] On 4 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen or Rangers in the semi-finals.[16] On 12 March, it was determined that Aberdeen would be Celtic's opponents, having defeated Rangers 2–0 in their quarter-final replay. The Bhoys sealed their place in the final with James Forrest, Odsonne Édouard and Tom Rogic all on the scoresheet.

19 January 2019 Fourth round Celtic 3 – 0 Airdrieonians Glasgow
Sinclair 37', 56'
Weah 83'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 29,941
Referee: Andrew Dallas
10 February 2019 Fifth round Celtic 5 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
Sinclair 3', 54', 89'
Brown 9'
Forrest 52'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,404
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 March 2019 Quarter-finals Hibernian 0 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Forrest 62'
Brown 75'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,719
Referee: Willie Collum
14 April 2019 Semi-finals Aberdeen 0 – 3 Celtic Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Forrest 45+2'
Édouard 61' (pen.)
Rogic 69'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,773
Referee: Craig Thomson
25 May 2019 Final Heart of Midlothian 1 – 2 Celtic Glasgow
Edwards 52' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Édouard 62' (pen.), 82' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,434
Referee: Willie Collum

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

On 19 June, Celtic were drawn to face Alashkert (Armenia) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[17] The Bhoys won 3–0 in both legs – courtesy of goals from Odsonne Édouard, James Forrest, Callum McGregor and Moussa Dembélé – and secured a place in the next round.[18][19]

10 July 2018 1st leg Alashkert Armenia 0 – 3 Scotland Celtic Yerevan, Armenia
Report Édouard 45+2'
Forrest 81'
McGregor 90'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 4,948
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
18 July 2018 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 3 – 0
(6 – 0 agg.)		 Armenia Alashkert Glasgow
Dembélé 8', 19' (pen.)
Forrest 35'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,047
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Second qualifying round

On 18 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Rosenborg (Norway) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[20] The Scottish champions eliminated the Norwegian side in the previous season's qualifying phase and did so again. Goals from Odsonne Édouard and Olivier Ntcham secured Celtic's passage into the next round.[21][22]

25 July 2018 1st leg Celtic Scotland 3 – 1 Norway Rosenborg Glasgow
Édouard 43', 75'
Ntcham 46'		 Report Meling 16' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,184
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
1 August 2018 2nd leg Rosenborg Norway 0 – 0
(1 – 3 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Trondheim, Norway
Report Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 14,263
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

On 1 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AEK Athens (Greece) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The Bhoys were eliminated following a 3–2 defeat on aggregate and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round.[23][24]

8 August 2018 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1 – 1 Greece AEK Athens Glasgow
McGregor 17' Report Klonaridis 44' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,370
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
14 August 2018 2nd leg AEK Athens Greece 2 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Athens, Greece
Galo 6'
Livaja 50'		 Report Sinclair 78' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Play-Off round

On 16 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Sūduva (Lithuania) in the Play-Off Round of the UEFA Europa League.[25] The Bhoys last faced the Lithuanian side in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup first round; a 10–1 aggregate victory marked the beginning of Celtic's path to the final in Seville.

23 August 2018 1st leg Sūduva Lithuania 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Marijampolė, Lithuania
Verbickas 13' Report Ntcham 3' Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
30 August 2018 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 3 – 0
(4 – 1 agg.)		 Lithuania Sūduva Glasgow
Griffiths 27'
McGregor 53'
Ajer 61'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 44,639
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Group stage

On 30 August, the draw for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group B along with Red Bull Salzburg (Pot 1), RB Leipzig (Pot 3) and Rosenborg (Pot 4).[26]

Group B

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

20 September 2018 matchday 1 Celtic Scotland 1 – 0 Norway Rosenborg Glasgow
Griffiths 87' Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,287
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
4 October 2018 matchday 2 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3 – 1 Scotland Celtic Salzburg, Austria
Dabour 55', 73' (pen.)
Minamino 61'		 Report Édouard 2' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,085
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
25 October 2018 matchday 3 RB Leipzig Germany 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Leipzig, Germany
Cunha 31'
Bruma 35'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 38,126
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
8 November 2018 matchday 4 Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Germany RB Leipzig Glasgow
Tierney 11'
Édouard 79'		 Report Augustin 78' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,027
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
29 November 2018 matchday 5 Rosenborg Norway 0 – 1 Scotland Celtic Trondheim, Norway
Report Sinclair 42' Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 14,061
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
13 December 2018 matchday 6 Celtic Scotland 1 – 2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Glasgow
Ntcham 90+5' Report Dabour 67'
Gulbrandsen 78'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,578
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Round of 32

On 17 December, Celtic were drawn to face Valencia in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Round of 32.[27]

14 February 2019 1st leg Celtic Scotland 0 – 2 Spain Valencia Glasgow
Report Cheryshev 42'
Sobrino 49'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,430
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
21 February 2019 2nd leg Valencia Spain 1 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Valencia, Spain
Gameiro 70' Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 36,619
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

[28][29]

As of 25 May 2019
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Notes
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    Player left the club on loan during the season
  2. ^
    Player left the club during the season

Goalscorers

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Last updated: 25 May 2019

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
35 DF Norway Ajer 6 1 3 9 1
20 DF Belgium Boyata 3 1 1 4 1
49 MF Scotland Forrest 1 1 1 1 3 1
5 DF Croatia Šimunović 2 1 2 1
8 MF Scotland Brown 10 1 1 2 1 14 1
2 DF Germany Toljan 2 2 1 4 1
21 MF France Ntcham 2 1 1 3 1
22 FW France Édouard 4 4
18 MF Australia Rogic 3 1 4
15 MF Republic of Ireland Hayes 2 1 1 4
32 DF Croatia Benković 2 2 4
3 DF Honduras Izaguirre 1 1 2
4 DF Scotland Hendry 1 1 2
9 FW Scotland Griffiths 1 1 2
17 MF Scotland Christie 1 1 2
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Mulumbu 1 1 2
42 MF Scotland McGregor 1 1 2
63 DF Scotland Tierney 1 1 2
30 FW United States Weah 2 2
11 MF England Sinclair 1 1
23 DF Sweden Lustig 1 1
25 FW Scotland Burke 1 1
29 GK Scotland Bain 1 1

Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Hat-tricks

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4 Player scored four goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

As of 25 May 2019.

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Attendances

As of match played 19 May 2019
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Team statistics

League table

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Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[30]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Match played behind closed doors.
  2. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  3. Since the winners of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Competition Overview

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Source: Competitions

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club

Technical Staff

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Last updated: 11 May 2019
Source: [citation needed]

Kit

Supplier: New Balance / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

The club is in the fourth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance.[31] The kit range for the 2018–19 season is inspired by the Bold Bhoys and marks 115 years since the club first used green and white hoops on the jersey.

Home
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
  • Home: The home kit features a bespoke tonal tartan design throughout the traditional green and white hoops. White shorts and hooped socks complete the look.[32]
  • Away: The away kit also features a tartan design set against White and Eden Green. The shirt is accompanied by Eden Green shorts and hooped socks.[33]
  • Third: The third kit features a bold black and yellow design and is inspired by the club's famous bumble-bee kits of the past. Black shorts and hooped socks complete the look.[34]

Transfers

In

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Out

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See also

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